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SEYMOUR ROGERS, OF PITTSBRG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO IJUMAN ROGERS, OFSAME PLACE.

Letters .Patent No. 64,255, dated April 30, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SEYMOUR ROGERS, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny, and Sta-te of Pennsylvania., have invented a new and usefulImprovement in I-Ioop-Fastenings for' Cotton, Hay, or other Bales;andldo. hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a view of theedge of the hoop.

Figure 2 is a face view of the loop, withits rigid arm.

Figure 3 is an inner face view of the folded end of the hoop, showingthe slot for the rigid arm of the loop.

Figure 4 is an outer face view of one half the hoop, including thefastened ends; and Y Figure 5 is an inner face view of the same.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts of each.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a loop forfastening hoops, and in an improved mode of attaching it to one end of ametallic hoop, and of connecting it with the other end.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

The strap end a of a hoop, b, made in the ordinary form, and of theordinary material, I construct yeither with transverse corrugations, orwith transverse ridges onv its outer face, and parallel to each other.The loop `c I make usually7 with a rigid arm, c', and make it so thatitsiinner length shall be equal to or a little in excess of the widthofthe hoop, and of suiiicientrdcpth, after being attached to the foldedend d, and when standingat .right angles to the hoop, or its tangent atthat point, to admit freely the corrugated or ridged strap-end (t. To

attach the loop c to the hoop b, I usually pass theend of the hoopthrough the loop c, and fold it back on the lower side of the loop, asat d, making a hole or slotfe, iu the hoop end thus folded, for therigid arm c to passv through'and play in. This folding I usually do insuch a way that the folded end d shall project past the loop c and itsarm c a sucient distance, so that when the loop c catches on acorrugation or ridge on the outer face of the strap-end a, asrepresented in the drawings, the folded end a; will press against one ormore of the next' inner corrugations, or against the inner face of thehoop. The hoop b, with the fastenings above described, being thusconstructed, and fastened around a bale of hay, cotton, rags, or othercompressible material, the'outward pressure of the bale against therigid arm c-the. latter acting as a leverholds the upper side of theloop tightly to the corrugated or ridged outer surface of the strap-enda, which position, however, the loop c naturallyv takes, even-when therigid arm e is dispensed with. The attachment thus made is secureagainst danger of slipping or derangement, and is easily adjusted andused.

It not unfrequeutly happens that bales of hay, cotton, or othercompressible material, are packed 'together for shipment or .otherpurposes, in large quantities, or under a heavy mass of other freight,in which case the l bales are often still more .tightly'compresserh Sucha compression, with the device above described, would result in thecorrugated ory ridged strap-end a being driven still further through theloop c, thus tightening the hoop 6,.

while the instant the pressure from without is relaxed, the outwardpressure of the bale on the rigid arm e would press the upper side ofthe loop c down on the corrugated or ridged outer face of the strap-enda, and prevent vnot only the entire looseningvof the hoop, but also theleast degree of increased slacknes's. lBut Ido not restrict myself tothe use of the loop c, when made with the rigid arm c', since withoutthat arm it is still lserviceable as a device for fastening metallichoops, when used in connection with a corrugated or ridged strapend, a.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,1s-

1. The loop e, with. the rigid arm c', when constructed substantially asand for the purposes above set forth.

2. .The loop c, either with or without the rigid arm c', in combinationwith the corrugated or ridgcd strapend a, of a. metallic hoop,constructed substantially as and for the purposes above set forth.

3. 'Ihe rigid arm c of a. loope, in combination with the slot e, and thefolded end d of a metallic hoop,v

constructed substantially as and for the purposes above set forth.

' In testimony whereof I, the said SEYMOUR, ROGERS, haire hereunto setmy hands-1n presence of- SEYMOUR ROGERS.

Witnesses:

ALLAN G. BAKEWELL,

Lewis A. JANEs.

